BusinessCounts

Business Data at the Geographic Level That Matters

BusinessCounts gives you a high-resolution view of the U.S. business landscape, tracking over 14 million business establishments and 128 million employees across every standard geography, down to the block group level.

With detailed classifications by industry, size, ownership type, and employment, it supports precise site selection, market analysis, labor studies, workforce planning, and strategic growth assessments across industries.

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What’s Included

  • Establishments and employees by NAICS code and industry
  • Location counts for headquarters and branches
  • Occupational breakdowns by Census classification
  • Retail sales estimates by sector
  • Flags for minority, women, and franchise-owned businesses
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Built for Industry

Retail & Franchise

Analyze growth opportunities by ownership type, industry, and retail sales, down to the neighborhood level.

Economic Development

Evaluate business density, employment, and local ownership to attract or retain businesses and guide policy.

Insurance & Risk

Assess exposure by employment and industry type at fine-grained geographies for better underwriting and risk models.

Utilities & Infrastructure

Understand demand patterns for service expansion using commercial density, workforce trends, and occupational mix.

Real Estate

Guide development and leasing strategies with localized commercial activity, employment intensity, and retail presence.

Transportation & Logistics

Optimize routing and planning based on industrial hubs, employment clusters, and regional delivery demand.

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Delivery Formats

  • Block group to national summaries
  • Flat file dataset or API-ready formats
  • Available as a standalone or integrated with other AGS datasets

Methodology

BusinessCounts combines multi-source business location data with federal programs, such as County Business Patterns and BLS Occupational Data, refining inconsistencies through robust geocoding and data cleansing. 

We place special emphasis on employee estimates by size class, verified counts, and adjustments by region and industry.

Establishment classifications are available by both NAICS and updated SIC categories, allowing flexible compatibility with other datasets or legacy systems.

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Documentation & Support

Every BusinessCounts license includes complete metadata, NAICS/SIC reference tables, and field-level documentation. 

Our team is available to help with integration, onboarding, and technical support, so you can put the data to work right away.

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